NL2002374C2 - CUT FLOWER CARRIER CARD. - Google Patents

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NL2002374C2
NL2002374C2 NL2002374A NL2002374A NL2002374C2 NL 2002374 C2 NL2002374 C2 NL 2002374C2 NL 2002374 A NL2002374 A NL 2002374A NL 2002374 A NL2002374 A NL 2002374A NL 2002374 C2 NL2002374 C2 NL 2002374C2
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Jacob Struijk
Cornelis Johannes Stoep
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Flowerfix B V
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
    • B65D85/50—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for living organisms, articles or materials sensitive to changes of environment or atmospheric conditions, e.g. land animals, birds, fish, water plants, non-aquatic plants, flower bulbs, cut flowers or foliage
    • B65D85/505—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for living organisms, articles or materials sensitive to changes of environment or atmospheric conditions, e.g. land animals, birds, fish, water plants, non-aquatic plants, flower bulbs, cut flowers or foliage for cut flowers
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01G—HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING
    • A01G5/00—Floral handling
    • A01G5/04—Mountings for wreaths, or the like; Racks or holders for flowers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D73/00—Packages comprising articles attached to cards, sheets or webs
    • B65D73/0042—Packages comprising articles attached to cards, sheets or webs the articles being retained within a window, hole or other cut-out portion of a single card

Description

P29699NL00
Korte aanduiding: Snijbloemendragerkaart
The present invention relates to a cut flowers carrier card, e.g. of plastic coated paperboard, adapted to carry multiple cut flowers for transportation and/or display thereof, such as anthuriums, gerbera’s, etc.
5 A cut flowers carrier card is disclosed in NL1015844 and embodiments thereof are nowadays used in the industry and are known under the trademark Flowerfix. As explained in NL1015844 the slots having mouths at the side of the card contribute to the ease and speed of the filling of the card with flowers, which is often done manually.
10 The present invention aims to provide improvements to the known cut flowers carrier card as well as provide a novel transportation system wherein cut flowers carrier cards are used.
According to a first aspect of the invention a cut flowers carrier card according to the preamble of claim 1 is provided, with the improvement that one or more incisions are formed 15 in said bottom portion of the card body and define one or more bendable stem retaining tabs of the card, said one or more tabs being bendable out of the plane of the card to allow one or more of the stems, preferably all stems, of the flowers to be clampingly retained by said one or more tabs.
20 It has been found that by clampingly retaining the stems of the flowers the stems contribute to the stability of the card, which is beneficial for the handling of the filled card and also allows the card with flowers to be positioned in a vertical manner, e.g. as will be explained with regard to the third aspect of the invention.
25 A second aspect of the invention relates to the contact between the stem portion directly adjacent the flower head against the card body.
In NL 1015844 it is disclosed to form a stem supporting lip at the accommodation end of each slot by making suitable small incisions and folding the supporting lip over to the 30 backside of the carrier. With this measure the transition between flower head and stem is supported by a soft (folding) edge, having double the thickness of the card while the supporting lip, which is folded over to the backside, engages resiliently the stem and -2- prevents that an abrupt buckle is formed in the stem at the position of the transition to the flower head.
According to the second aspect of the invention a cut flowers carrier card according to the 5 preamble of claim 10 is provided, wherein the improvement is that the body of the card forms a stem supporting lip at the accommodation end of each of the slots and - when present also at the insertion hole -, said stem supporting lip is angled forwardly with respect to the plane of the card body, the free end of the lip being directed towards the flower head when the card is in use. Preferably the stem supporting lip is directed at such an angle with respect to the 10 card body that it generally extends along the stem of the flower. This may be enhanced by suitable flexibility of said lip.
It has been observed that this embodiment of the stem supporting lip provides better results than the prior art version, and also is easier to manufacture.
15 A third aspect of the invention relates to a transportation system for transporting, and preferably also displaying (e.g. in a flower shop), cut flowers wherein use is made of a cut flowers carrier card.
20 In NL1015844, and in actual present use of the Flowerfix cards, cards are filled with flowers, and a small tube with water is fitted on the lower end of each flower stem. The cards, e.g. four cards, filled with flowers and with the water tubes fitted are placed in an elongated transportation cardboard box and the box is then closed by a lid. Transport takes place with the boxes in horizontal position.
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Whilst far more attractive than other transportation systems for such cut flowers, it is an aim of the third aspect of the invention to provide a system that is even more attractive, or at least an alternative to the known system with cut flowers carrier cards.
30 The third aspect of the invention achieves this aim by providing a system according to claim 11. By using this system it is no longer necessary to fit water tubes on the stems, as the stems can now project into the water-filled water bucket element. Also, as the one or more cards extend above the upper circumferential rim of the water bucket assembly, the flowers can now be displayed whilst still on the vertically oriented cards and without needing to 35 remove the cards from the water bucket assembly. This facilitates the florist.
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In a preferred embodiment all elements of the water bucket assembly are made of plastic and are re-usable multiple times. For instance it is envisaged to use as water bucket element a standard water bucket element currently used by the FloraHolland flower auction, e.g. as known under the codes 566,577,596,597. Also the sleeve member may be a FloraHolland 5 standard element, e.g. as known under the code.
Preferably the system of the third aspect is employed with cards according to the first and/or second aspect of the invention.
10 Most preferably the cards are at least according to the first aspect of the invention, as it has been found that the contribution of the clampingly retained stems to the stability of the card allows to keep the cards in upright position supported on the rim of the water bucket assembly, even though the cards themselves are simple planar cards, there is no additional support for the cards, and without placing undesirable constraints on the cards with respect 15 to thickness and/or card material.
The present invention further relates to a method for transporting cut flowers, e.g. anthuriums, wherein use is made of a card and/or system as disclosed herein.
20 It is noted here that the first and second aspect of the invention are also suitable and advantageous in a transportation system wherein one or more flower filled cards are packaged in a box or other container.
The aspects of the invention, and preferred embodiments thereof, will now be discussed in 25 more detail with reference to the drawing. In the drawing:
Fig. 1 shows a preferred embodiment of a cut flowers carrier card according to the invention.
30 Figure 1 shows an example of a cut flowers carrier card 1 according to the first and second aspect of the invention. As will be explained the card 1 is also adapted as part of the system according to the third aspect of the invention.
The card 1 has a planar card body cut out of a sheet of suitable card material, in this 35 example plastic coated paperboard as is preferred. The card 1 is adapted to carry multiple, in this example five, cut flowers for transportation and/or display thereof, such as anthuriums, gerbera’s, etc.
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The card body is shown from the front, and has a rear, as well as a top end 2, a bottom end 3, and vertical sides 4, 5.
5 The card body is provided with multiple flower stem slots 10, each of said slots 10 extending from a corresponding mouth 11 formed in a side 4,5 of the card (here two slots at each side) to a flower stem accommodation end 12 of the slot, allowing to slide the stem of a cut flower sideways into the mouth 11 and arrive at the accommodation end 12 of the slot, the flower head then extending on the front of the card body and the stem at the rear of the card body.
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As is preferred the slots 10 each extend generally inward and downward from the mouth 11 to the end 12. The end 12 may have a lower boundary located further down than the adjacent slot section in order to provide a recess in which the stem will be retained as is shown in figure 1.
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Preferably the length of the slots inward from the associated side is such that the flower heads do not extend over the sides of the card. The same holds for the distance between the uppermost slot or slots and the top end of the card.
20 The card body has a bottom portion 15 between the bottom end 3 of the card 1 and a lowermost flower stem slot 10.
As can be seen in the example of figure 1 a single incision 20 has been made in said bottom portion of the card body, which incision here defines two bendable stem retaining tabs 21,22 25 of the card 1, said tabs 21,22 being bendable out of the plane of the card 1 to allow one or more of the stems, preferably all stems, of the flowers to be clampingly retained by said tabs 21,22.
In this example the tabs 21,22 are formed to extend in transverse direction with respect to a 30 vertical axis of the card 1 and are located one above the other, the tabs having hinge portions at alternating locations seen in transverse direction of the card.
It can be seen that the single incision 20 adjoins a bottom edge 3a of the card 1. It could also adjoin the lower section of one of the sides of the card. This allows the person filling the card 35 1 with flowers, to take all the stems (that extend preferably downwardly beyond the bottom of the card) of the flowers placed on the card and lightly pull these stems to the front of the card, so that the tabs 21,22 are bend out of the plane of the card and the stems become -5- clamped between the tabs 21, 22 and the card body. This simple action suffices to arrange the stems such with respect to the tabs, that the tabs act to clampingly retain the stems. A portion of the stems may then lie over the frontside of one or more of the tabs and even in front of the plane of the card.
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By clampingly retaining the stems on the bottom portion of the card, the stems contribute to the stability of the card, e.g. allowing the card with the flowers to be placed, stored, transported and displayed in vertical orientation.
10 As is preferred the uppermost tab 22 has a tab edge 22a and the card body has a neighbouring card edge 1a, both of said edges 22a, 1a being formed by a flexible lip 22b, 1b respectively, which lips are flexible so as to avoid damage to the stems. The lips 22b, 1 b are created by suitable incisions and/or fold lines or similar in the card body.
15 In this embodiment the card 1 has a single flower stem insertion hole 25 surrounded by the card body in the bottom portion of the card, above the stem retaining tabs 21,22, said single flower stem insertion hole 25 allowing to insert a flower stem therein from the front of the card, so that the flower head of said flower extends on the front of the card, substantially below the flower heads of the flowers received in the slots 10 of the card. This measure 20 allows for an attractive presentation of the flowers, in particular when the card has slots at each of the sides and the single flower stem insertion hole 25 is positioned on or near a vertical centreline of the card. The hole 25 may also be used to insert a green leaf, possibly in combination with a flower.
25 In general the card may contain one or more stem insertion holes in addition to the slots, e.g. in one or more vertical rows in a region between slots on both sides of the card.
As can be seen in figure 1 the body of the card 1 forms a stem supporting lip 30 at the accommodation end 12 of each of the slots 10 and in this example also at the insertion hole 30 25, said stem supporting lip 30 being folded forwardly with respect to the plane of the card body, the free end of the lip 30 being directed towards the flower head when the card is in use. So the lip 30 is not doubled over onto the front of the card, but extend generally along the top portion of the stem or the portion where the stem adjoins the flower head. As can be seen the lips 30 here are formed by suitable incisions and possibly a fold line in the card 35 body.
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The card 1 also in the bottom portion of the card body at each of the sides a support edge portion 40 that is configured to support the card 1 in substantial vertical orientation on the upper circumferential rim of a water bucket assembly or other similar support structure providing support slats or other support members for each of the support edge portions 40.
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The combination of one or more cards 1 with a bucket assembly (which will be explained in more detail below) is considered the basis of a cut flower transportation system according to the invention.
10 As can be seen the support edge portions 40 are located at a level above the one or more stem retaining tabs 21,22, yet below the slots 10, and more preferably below the flower heads of the flowers received in the one or more lowermost slots of the cards. This causes the advantageous effect that the card with flower heads projects above the upper circumferential rim or similar and thus is visible for the customer.
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The bottom portion of the card, in particular the lower sections 4a, 5a of the sides 4,5 of the card, are preferably adapted to extend into the water bucket assembly, preferably so as to obtain a light clamping effect between the lower sections of the sides and the water bucket assembly.
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As the stems of the flowers 1 are retained by the one or more tabs 21, 22 at a level below the support edge portions, and as the stems generally extend further down into the water bucket assembly, the stems contribute in maintaining the vertical orientation of the card 1, without the need for any further support at a level above the portions 40, thereby obviating the need 25 for any support that may hinder the view on the flower heads and/or the access to the flowers.
A water bucket assembly is generally known in the field for the transportation of cut flowers.
In general the assembly will include at least a water bucket member having a base allowing 30 to place the water bucket on the ground in a stable manner and having an open topped water reservoir. The water bucket member can be a ventilated member having one or more openings in the side above the water level to allow access of fresh air.
As is also known in the art the water bucket assembly may in addition to the water bucket 35 member include a sleeve member to be positioned on top of the bucket member.
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The upper circumferential rim of the assembly is then either formed by the water bucket member or by the sleeve member positioned on top of the water bucket member.
In a preferred embodiment both the water bucket assembly and the sleeve member are re-5 usable plastic products. In a variant the sleeve member is of disposable material, e.g. of paper board.
This water bucket assembly preferably includes one or more standard members used nowadays by the flower auction FloraHolland, Aalsmeer, the Netherlands. For instance 10 bucket members known under the FloraHolland catalogue codes 566, 577, 596, 597, which are made of plastic and allow for use many times over are employed in combination with the card 1.
A bucket assembly may hold between 4 to 6 cards 1 filled with flowers. The bucket assembly 15 with cards 1 can be transported by lorry, e.g. to florists.
In a possible embodiment the system further includes an annular card spacing member, said card spacing member being adapted to be mounted on the upper circumferential rim and having spacing formations, e.g. indentations or undulations, allowing to position multiple 20 cards at suitable spacing on the water bucket assembly. The annular card spacing member may be disposable, e.g. made of paperboard.
When desired a (further) card spacing member can be provided to cooperate with the top ends of the cards, e.g. embodied as a ring of limited height, e.g. less than 5 centimetres, or, as is preferred as a member extending over the top ends of the cards, and e.g. having 25 indentations to receive the top ends at spaced intervals. It is envisaged to remove said upper card spacing member when the flowers are to be displayed, e.g. at a flower shop.
Preferably the system further includes a transparent bag to be slided over each card when filled with flowers before placing the card on the upper circumferential rim of the bucket 30 assembly.
Preferably the system further includes an outer cover member adapted to cover the cards extending above the water bucket assembly at least from the sides.
35 In a practical embodiment the outer cover member is a bag, preferably a (transparent) plastic bag, that can be placed over all the cards extending above the water bucket arrangement. This allows e.g. to keep the flowers protected against cold temperatures.
-8- ln an alternative version the outer cover member is an annular cover member, e.g. of plastic coated paperboard, adapted to fit, preferably clampingly, around the cards extending above the water bucket arrangement, possibly the annular cover member being integral with a top 5 wall so as to form a lid.
The card 1 and transportation system disclosed herein allow for efficient handling, storage, transportation and display of cut flowers, e.g. for anthuriums.
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1. Cut flowers carrier card, e.g. of plastic coated paperboard, adapted to carry multiple cut flowers for transportation and/or display thereof, such as anthuriums, gerbera’s, said card having a planar card body with a front and a rear, as well as a top end, a bottom end, and 15 sides, the card body being provided with multiple flower stem slots, each of said slots extending from a corresponding mouth formed in a side of the card to a flower stem accommodation end of the slot, allowing to slide the stem of a cut flower sideways into the mouth and arrive at the accommodation end of the slot, the flower head then extending on the front of the card body and the stem at the rear of the card body, 20 wherein the card body has a bottom portion between the bottom end of the card and a lowermost flower stem slot, and wherein 25 one or more incisions in said bottom portion of the card body define one or more bendable stem retaining tabs of the card, said one or more tabs being bendable out of the plane of the card to allow one or more of the stems, preferably all stems, of the flowers to be clampingly retained by said one or more tabs.
30 2. Card according to clause 1, wherein a tab is formed so as to extend in transverse direction with respect to a vertical axis of the card.
3. Card according to clause 1 or 2, wherein a tab, preferably at least an uppermost tab, 35 of the card has tab edge and the card body or another tab has neighbouring card edge, one or more of said edges being formed by a flexible lip that avoids damage to the stems -9- 4. Card according to one or more of the preceding clauses, wherein one or more tabs are formed by a single incision in the bottom portion of the card.
5. Card according to clause 4, wherein the single incision adjoins an edge of the bottom 5 portion of the card, preferably the bottom edge.
6. Card according to clause 2, wherein multiple transverse tabs are formed in the bottom portion, the tabs being located above one another, preferably the tabs having hinge portions at alternating locations.
10 7. Card according to one or more of the preceding clauses, wherein the card has multiple slots with corresponding mouths at each side of the card.
8. Card according to one or more of the preceding clauses, preferably according to 15 clause 7, wherein the card also has one or more flower stem insertion holes, for example a single flower stem insertion hole in the bottom portion of the card, each flower stem insertion hole being surrounded by the card body, wherein each insertion hole is located above the one or more stem retaining tabs, wherein each flower stem insertion hole allows to insert a flower stem therein from the front of the card, so that the flower head of said flower extends 20 on the front of the card.
9. Card according to clause 8, wherein a single flower stem insertion hole is present in the card, said single hole being arranged on or near a vertical centreline of the card, preferably in the bottom portion of the card.
25 10. Cut flowers carrier card, e.g. of plastic coated paperboard, adapted to carry multiple cut flowers for transportation and/or display thereof, such as anthuriums, gerbera’s, preferably a card according to one or more of the preceding clauses, said card having a planar card body with a front and a rear, as well as a top end, a bottom end, and sides, the 30 card body being provided with multiple flower stem slots, each of said slots extending from a corresponding mouth formed in a side of the card to a flower stem accommodation end of the slot, allowing to slide the stem of a cut flower sideways into the mouth and arrive at the accommodation end of the slot, the flower head then extending on the front of the card body and the stem at the rear of the card body, wherein the body of the card forms a stem supporting lip at the accommodation end of each of the slots and - when present also at the insertion hole -, said stem supporting lip being 35 -10- folded forwardly with respect to the plane of the card body, the free end of the lip being directed towards the flower head when the card is in use.
11. A cut flowers transportation system comprising in combination: 5 - at least one cut flowers carrier card, preferably according to one or more of the preceding clauses, e.g. of plastic coated paperboard, for transporting multiple cut flowers, such as anthuriums, gerbera’s, said card having a planar card body with a front and a rear, as well as a top end, a bottom end, and sides, the card body being provided with multiple flower stem 10 slots, each of said slots extending from a corresponding mouth formed in a side of the card to a flower stem accommodation end of the slot, allowing to slide the stem of a cut flower sideways into the mouth and arrive at the accommodation end of the slot, the flower head then extending on the front of the card body and the stem at the rear of the card body, 15 wherein the card body has a bottom portion between the bottom end of the card and a lowermost flower stem slot, - a water bucket assembly including at least a water bucket member having a base allowing to place the water bucket on the ground in a stable manner and having an open topped water 20 reservoir, the water bucket assembly possibly including a sleeve member to be positioned on top of the bucket member, the water bucket assembly furthermore having an upper circumferential rim formed either by the water bucket member or the sleeve member positioned on top of the water bucket member, 25 wherein the bottom portion of the card body has at each of the side a support edge portion that is configured to support the card in substantial vertical orientation on the upper circumferential rim of the water bucket arrangement.
12. System according to clause 11, wherein the card is according to at least clause 1, 30 and wherein the support edge portions are located at a level above the one or more stem retaining tabs.
13. System according to clause 11 or 12, wherein the water bucket assembly and the sleeve member are re-usable plastic products.
35 14. System according to one or more of clauses 11-13, wherein the system further includes an annular card spacing member, said card spacing member being adapted to be -11- mounted on the upper circumferential rim and having spacing formations, e.g. indentations or undulations, allowing to position multiple cards at suitable spacing on the water bucket assembly.
5 15. System according to clause 14, wherein the annular card spacing member is disposable, e.g. made of paperboard.
16. System according to one or more of clauses 11-15, wherein the system further includes a transparent bag to be slided over each card when filled with flowers before placing 10 the card on the upper circumferential rim 17. System according to one or more of the clauses 11-16, wherein the system further includes an outer cover member adapted to cover the cards extending above the water bucket assembly at least from the sides.
15 18. System according to claim 17, wherein the outer cover member is a bag, preferably a (transparent) plastic bag, that can be placed over all the cards extending above the water bucket arrangement.
20 19. System according to claim 17, wherein the outer cover member is an annular cover member, e.g. of plastic coated paperboard, adapted to fit, preferably clampingly, around the cards extending above the water bucket arrangement, possibly the annular cover member being integral with a top wall so as to form a lid.
25 20. Method of transportation of cut flowers, e.g. anthuriums, wherein use is made of a card or a transportation system according to one or more of the preceding clauses.

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1. Snijbloemendragerkaart, bijvoorbeeld van met kunststof bekleed papiermateriaal, ingericht voor het dragen van meerdere snijbloemen voor transport of uitstalling daarvan, 5 bijvoorbeeld anthuriums of gerbera’s, welke kaart een vlak kaartlichaam heeft met een voorzijde en een achterzijde, alsmede een bovenste einde, een onderste einde, en zijkanten, waarbij het kaartlichaam is voorzien van meerdere bloemsteelsleuven, waarbij elk van die sleuven zich uitstrekt van een bijbehorende mond in een zijkant van de kaart naar een bloemsteelopneemeinde van de sleuf, zodat een steel van een bloem zijdelings in de mond 10 kan worden geschoven en bij het bloemsteeleinde van de sleuf kan komen, waarbij de bloemkop zich dan aan de voorzijde van de kaart bevindt en de steel aan de achterzijde van de kaart, waarbij het kaartlichaam een onderste gedeelte heeft tussen het onderste einde van de kaart en een onderste bloemsteelsleuf, 15 met het kenmerk, dat een of meer insnijdingen in het onderste gedeelte van het kaartlichaam een of meer buigbare steelvasthoudflappen van de kaart vormen, welke een of meer flappen uit het vlak van de 20 kaart buigbaar zijn om het mogelijk te maken dat een of meer van de stelen, bij voorkeur alle stelen, van de bloemen klemmend worden vastgehouden door de een of meer flappen.1. Cut flower carrier card, for example of plastic-coated paper material, arranged for carrying a plurality of cut flowers for transport or display thereof, for example anthuriums or gerberas, which card has a flat card body with a front side and a rear side, as well as an upper end, a lower end end, and sides, wherein the card body is provided with a plurality of flower stem slots, each of said slots extending from a corresponding mouth in a side of the card to a flower stem receiving end of the slot, so that a stem of a flower can laterally enter the mouth 10 can be slid and can reach the flower stem end of the slot, the flower head then being on the front of the card and the stem on the back of the card, the card body having a lower portion between the lower end of the card and a bottom flower stalk slot, characterized in that one or more incisions in the bottom portion of the card body form one or more bendable stalk holding flaps of the card, which bend one or more flaps out of the plane of the card to allow one or more of the stems, preferably all stems, of the flowers to clamp are held by the one or more flaps. 2. Kaart volgens conclusie 1, waarbij een flap zodanig is gevormd dat deze zich in dwarsrichting uitstrekt ten opzichte van een verticale as van de kaart. 25The card of claim 1, wherein a flap is formed such that it extends transversely with respect to a vertical axis of the card. 25 3. Kaart volgens conclusie 1 of 2, waarbij een flap, bijvoorbeeld ten minste een bovenste flap, van de kaart een flaprand heeft en het kaartlichaam of een andere flap een naburige rand heeft, waarbij een of meer van die randen zijn voorzien van een flexibele lip die beschadiging aan de steel voorkomt. 30Card as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein a flap, for example at least an upper flap of the card has a flap edge and the card body or another flap has an adjacent edge, wherein one or more of said edges are provided with a flexible lip that prevents damage to the stem. 30 4. Kaart volgens een of meer van de voorgaande conclusies, waarbij een of meer flappen zijn gevormd door een enkele insnijding in het onderste gedeelte van de kaart.Card as claimed in one or more of the foregoing claims, wherein one or more flaps are formed by a single incision in the lower part of the card. 5. Kaart volgens conclusie 4, waarbij de enkele insnijding aansluit op een rand van het 35 onderste gedeelte van de kaart, bij voorkeur de onderrand. -13-5. Card as claimed in claim 4, wherein the single incision connects to an edge of the lower part of the card, preferably the lower edge. -13- 6. Kaart volgens conclusie 2, waarbij meerdere dwarsgerichte flappen zijn gevormd in het onderste gedeelte, welke flappen boven elkaar zijn opgesteld, waarbij de flappen bij voorkeur scharniergedeeltes hebben op afwisselende posities.The card of claim 2, wherein a plurality of transverse flaps are formed in the lower portion, which flaps are arranged one above the other, the flaps preferably having hinge portions at alternate positions. 7. Kaart volgens een of meer van de voorgaande conclusies, waarbij de kaart meerdere sleuven heeft met bijbehorende monden aan elke zijkant van de kaart.The card of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the card has a plurality of slots with associated mouths on each side of the card. 8. Kaart volgens een of meer van de voorgaande conclusies, bij voorkeur volgens conclusie 7, waarbij de kaart een of meer steelinsteekgaten heeft, bij voorbeeld ten minste 10 een enkel steelinsteekgat in het onderste gedeelte van de kaart, waarbij elk steelinsteekgat is omringd door het kaartlichaam, waarbij elk insteekgat zich boven de een of meer steelvasthoudflappen bevindt, waarbij elk steelinsteekgat het mogelijk maakt een steel van een bloem vanaf de voorzijde van de kaart in te steken, zodat de kop van de bloem zich aan de voorzijde van de kaart bevindt. 158. Card as claimed in one or more of the foregoing claims, preferably according to claim 7, wherein the card has one or more stem insertion holes, for example at least a single stem insertion hole in the lower part of the card, each stem insertion hole being surrounded by the card body, wherein each insertion hole is above the one or more stem retaining flaps, wherein each stem insertion hole makes it possible to insert a stem of a flower from the front of the card, so that the head of the flower is at the front of the card. 15 9. Kaart volgens conclusie 8, waarbij een enkel steelinsteekgat in de kaart is voorzien, dat op of nabij een verticale hartlijn van de kaart is opgesteld.The card of claim 8, wherein a single stem insertion hole is provided in the card that is arranged on or near a vertical axis of the card. 10. Snijbloemendragerkaart, bijvoorbeeld van met kunststof bekleed papiermateriaal, 20 ingericht voor het dragen van meerdere snijbloemen voor transport of uitstalling daarvan, bijvoorbeeld anthuriums of gerbera’s, bij voorkeur een kaart volgens een of meer van de voorgaande conclusies, welke kaart een vlak kaartlichaam heeft met een voorzijde en een achterzijde, alsmede een bovenste einde, een onderste einde, en zijkanten, waarbij het kaartlichaam is voorzien van meerdere bloemsteelsleuven, waarbij elk van die sleuven zich 25 uitstrekt van een bijbehorende mond in een zijkant van de kaart naar een bloemsteelopneemeinde van de sleuf, zodat een steel van een bloem zijdelings in de mond kan worden geschoven en bij het bloemsteeleinde van de sleuf kan komen, waarbij de bloemkop zich dan aan de voorzijde van de kaart bevindt en de steel aan de achterzijde van de kaart, 30 waarbij het lichaam van de kaart een steelondersteunende lip vormt bij het opneemeinde van elk van de sleuven - wanneer aanwezig ook bij het steelinsteekgat -, welke steelondersteunende lip naar voren is gevouwen ten opzichte van het vlak van de kaart, waarbij het vrije einde van de lip naar de kop van de bloem is gericht als de kaart wordt 35 gebruikt.10. Cut flower carrier card, for example of plastic-coated paper material, arranged for carrying a plurality of cut flowers for transport or display thereof, for example anthuriums or gerberas, preferably a card according to one or more of the preceding claims, which card has a flat card body with a front and a back, as well as an upper end, a lower end, and sides, wherein the card body is provided with a plurality of flower-stalk slots, each of said slots extending from an associated mouth in a side of the card to a flower-stalk receiving end of the slot, so that a flower stem can be slid sideways into the mouth and reach the flower stem end of the slot, the flower head then being on the front of the card and the stem on the back of the card, body of the card forms a stem supporting lip at the receiving end of each of the slots - w Also present at the stem insertion hole, which stem supporting lip is folded forward with respect to the face of the card, with the free end of the lip facing the flower head when the card is used. 11. Een snijbloementransportsysteem omvattende in combinatie: -14- - ten minste een snijbloemendragerkaart, bij voorkeur volgens een of meer van de voorgaande conclusies, bijvoorbeeld van met kunststof bekleed papiermateriaal, ingericht voor het dragen van meerdere snijbloemen voor transport of uitstalling daarvan, bijvoorbeeld 5 anthuriums of gerbera’s, bij voorkeur een kaart volgens een of meer van de voorgaande conclusies, welke kaart een vlak kaartlichaam heeft met een voorzijde en een achterzijde, alsmede een bovenste einde, een onderste einde, en zijkanten, waarbij het kaartlichaam is voorzien van meerdere bloemsteelsleuven, waarbij elk van die sleuven zich uitstrekt van een bijbehorende mond in een zijkant van de kaart naar een bloemsteelopneemeinde van de 10 sleuf, zodat een steel van een bloem zijdelings in de mond kan worden geschoven en bij het bloemsteeleinde van de sleuf kan komen, waarbij de bloemkop zich dan aan de voorzijde van de kaart bevindt en de steel aan de achterzijde van de kaart, waarbij het kaartlichaam een onderste gedeelte heeft tussen het onderste einde van de kaart 15 en een onderste bloemsteelsleuf, - een wateremmersamenstel omvattende ten minste een wateremmerelement met een voet die het mogelijk maakt het wateremmerelement stabiel op de grond te plaatsen en met een van boven open waterreservoir, waarbij het wateremmersamenstel mogelijk een 20 kokerelement omvat dat op de bovenkant van het wateremmerelement wordt geplaatst, waarbij het wateremmersamenstel verder een bovenste omtreksrand heeft die of door het wateremmerelement of door het op het wateremmerelement geplaatste kokerelement wordt gevormd, 25 waarbij het onderste gedeelte van het kaartlichaam aan elke zijkant een steunrandgedeelte heeft dat is gevormd om de kaart in een in hoofdzaak verticale stand te steunen op de bovenste omtreksrand van het wateremmersamenstel.11. A cut flower transport system comprising in combination: at least one cut flower carrier card, preferably according to one or more of the preceding claims, for instance of plastic-coated paper material, arranged for carrying a plurality of cut flowers for transport or display thereof, for example 5 anthuriums or gerberas, preferably a card according to one or more of the preceding claims, which card has a flat card body with a front side and a back side, as well as an upper end, a lower end and sides, the card body being provided with a plurality of flower stalk slots each of said slots extending from a corresponding mouth in a side of the card to a flower stem receiving end of the slot, so that a stem of a flower can be slid sideways into the mouth and reach the flower stem end of the slot, the flower head is then on the front of the card and the stem on the ac on the other side of the card, wherein the card body has a lower portion between the lower end of the card 15 and a lower flower stem slot, - a water bucket assembly comprising at least one water bucket element with a foot that makes it possible to place the water bucket element on the ground stably and with a water reservoir that is open from above, wherein the water bucket assembly possibly comprises a sleeve element that is placed on the top of the water bucket element, wherein the water bucket assembly further has an upper peripheral edge which is formed either by the water bucket element or by the sleeve element placed on the water bucket element, the lower portion of the card body has a support edge portion on each side that is configured to support the card in a substantially vertical position on the upper peripheral edge of the water bucket assembly. 12. Systeem volgens conclusie 11, waarbij de kaart is uitgevoerd volgens ten minste 30 conclusie 1, waarbij de steunrandgedeelten zijn voorzien op een niveau dat hoger is dan de een of meer steelvasthoudflappen.12. System as claimed in claim 11, wherein the card is designed according to at least claim 1, wherein the supporting edge portions are provided at a level that is higher than the one or more handle retaining flaps. 13. Systeem volgens conclusie 11 of 12, waarbij het wateremmerelement en het kokerelement meermaals te gebruiken kunststofproducten zijn. 3513. System as claimed in claim 11 or 12, wherein the water bucket element and the sleeve element are plastic products that can be used several times. 35 14. Systeem volgens een of meer van de conclusies 11-13, waarbij het systeem verder een ringvormig kaartenafstandhouderelement omvat dat is ingericht om op de bovenste -15- omtreksrand te worden geplaatst en dat meerdere afstandhouderformaties heeft, bijvoorbeeld verdiepingen of welvingen, die het mogelijk maken meerdere kaarten op geschikte onderlinge afstanden op het wateremmersamenstel te plaatsen.14. System as claimed in one or more of the claims 11-13, wherein the system further comprises an annular card spacer element which is arranged to be placed on the upper peripheral edge and which has a plurality of spacer formations, for example recesses or curves, which make it possible place multiple cards on the water bucket assembly at suitable mutual distances. 15. Systeem volgens conclusie 14, waarbij het ringvormige kaartenafstandhouderelement een wegwerpelement is, bijvoorbeeld van papiermateriaal.The system of claim 14, wherein the annular card spacer element is a disposable element, for example, of paper material. 16. Systeem volgens een of meer van de conclusies 11-15, waarbij het systeem verder een transparante zak omvat die over elke kaart kan worden geschoven wanneer deze met 10 bloemen is gevuld voordat de kaart op de bovenste omtreksrand van het emmersamenstel wordt geplaatst.16. System as claimed in one or more of the claims 11-15, wherein the system further comprises a transparent bag that can be slid over each card when it is filled with flowers before the card is placed on the upper peripheral edge of the bucket assembly. 17. Systeem volgens een of meer van de conclusies 11-16, waarbij het systeem een buitenste afschermelement omvat dat is ingericht om de kaarten, die boven de het 15 wateremmersamenstel uitsteken, ten minste zijdelings af te schermen.17. System as claimed in one or more of the claims 11-16, wherein the system comprises an outer shielding element which is adapted to at least laterally shield the cards that protrude above the water bucket assembly. 18. Systeem volgens conclusie 17, waarbij het buitenste afschermelement een zak is, bij voorkeur een (doorzichtige) kunststof zak, die over alle kaarten, die boven het wateremmersamenstel uitsteken, kan worden geplaatst. 20A system according to claim 17, wherein the outer shielding element is a bag, preferably a (transparent) plastic bag, which can be placed over all cards that protrude above the water bucket assembly. 20 19. Systeem volgens conclusie 17, waarbij het buitenste afschermelement een ringvormig afschermelement is, bijvoorbeeld van met kunststof bekleed papiermateriaal, ingericht om om de kaarten, die boven het wateremmersamenstel uitsteken, te passen, bij voorkeur klemmend, waarbij het ringvormige afschermelement mogelijk integraal is met een 25 bovenwand om zo een deksel te vormen.A system according to claim 17, wherein the outer shielding element is an annular shielding element, for example made of plastic-coated paper material, adapted to fit, preferably clamping, the cards protruding above the water bucket assembly, the ring-shaped shielding element possibly being integral with an upper wall so as to form a lid. 20. Werkwijze voor het transporteren van snijbloemen, bijvoorbeeld anthuriums, waarbij gebruik wordt gemaakt van een kaart of een systeem volgens een of meer van de voorgaande conclusies. 30A method for transporting cut flowers, for example anthuriums, wherein use is made of a card or a system according to one or more of the preceding claims. 30
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